What Princeton Offense?

TNR is re-running a 1998 David Plotz article attacking the "Princeton offense." Richard Just, Princeton alum, takes exception to the view that this is an offense designed for inferior talents:

Since Plotz penned his piece, Princeton's system has been adopted by a long list of teams across the country. In the NBA, the Sacramento Kings, New Jersey Nets, and Washington Wizards have used versions of the offense. Meanwhile, the system has spread throughout the college ranks--to N.C. State, Vanderbilt, Northwestern, Air Force, Richmond, and Arizona State, among other schools.

I'm not sure I fully recall the offenses Eddie Jordan ran when he was an assistant coach for the Nets, but no matter how many times what the Wizards do gets described as a "Princeton offense" I just can't see it. Is that the part where Agent Zero takes outrageously long threes, or the part where Jamison hits those runners in the paint? Wikipedia says to run the offense "all five players in the offense-- including the center-- should be competent at making a three point attempt, further spreading the floor." That doesn't sound like Brendan Haywood or even Caron Butler. It also states that "the offense is a very slow developing one . . . often used by teams facing opponents with superior athletic talent, to maintain a low-scoring game." That doesn't sound at all like the Wizards, who have the league's #4 pace. On the other hand, this really is what everyone says, so I'm genuinely curious. At the same time, Jason Kidd and Gilbert Arenas seem like radically different star points guards, and I'm baffled as to how there could be a single offensive system that was built around both of them.